Relocating to a new state to find a job... How to go about it?

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I'm currently in a new RN who has had no luck finding a job after almost a year of looking. I'm in Florida and I'm interested in expanding my job search nation wide and am willing to go any where. I already know that I have to get my license recognized by the other states I'm applying to but other than that I'm a little lost as to how I would go about moving somewhere for a job that might be across the country.

Here are my questions:

Do I apply for jobs online while still in my state and then relocate if offered the job or what?

How are interviews conducted?

What are the barriers for a new RN with no nursing experience as of yet in relocating and finding a job?

Thank you very much for any help offered in advance.

I didn't assume that the first poster was being sarcastic only blackcat99, and if she was just trying that's no problem.

I thought she's read that I'd tried to looked for positions with degrees that are less pay than RN. My location has only 3 monopolies that run the health care here and their policy is that if you are an RN you CAN'T do anything else. I'd gladly work for free for the first 6 months just to get a foot in the door.

If you only meant to help then don't worry about my last post.

I saw a post yesterday about Washington, DC hospitals hiring new grads...hmmm not a job I'd want.

Here's the job listing on Indeed.

https://www.healthcaresource.com/mswashington/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.jobDetails&template=dsp_job_details.cfm&cJobId=695292&source=Indeed.com

Thanks for this.

I graduated in the late 1980's. Even then, in a good job market, employers liked to see hands on experience in a hospital, nursing home, ambulance crew as an aide, tech, EMT ect. before hiring. Diploma school nurses got great bedside experience back then, but if you were in a baccalaureate program, you had to go find that real world experience on your own. Anyway, I know there are hospitals hiring in Philadelphia. Look on www.nurse.com and select PA, then Philadelphia. There are tons of jobs. There are several health systems in the area, so if one job doesn't work out, there are others. The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is open to hiring from out of State, I know that. But I also know that new grads in the Philadelphia area are having a hard time landing that first job. There are so many nursing schools in the area. But you may stand out at places like HUP specifically because you are out-of-state. Never know till you try.

Gee thanks for the sarcasm. You're truely a good person.

Why did I bother asking at all?

You're being overly defensive............

You are among many other RN's out there finding it tough to land a good job as an "RN". We are a military family and have moved around a lot. I graduated in Northern California as an RN (ADN Program) and moved to Rapid City SD where I was hired on the spot for a Staff RN position at the local hospital. I could have also taken postions at the local care homes. However, it seems the job availability is so varied from community to community. Before the big downturn an Aunt of mine was an RN in KY and was hired over the phone by a manager in CA at a local hospital. Once she got to CA she got a temp license until her perm one came in. Some hospitals are doing well managing things and others are not. Look for an area you would love to live in, though it may not be the former RN boomtowns, ie CA, NV, etc, but a nice community with a decent population that demands a moderate size hospital. Also, try the state of Kentucky as well (Louisville, Lexington, Owensboro etc). May be some open doors there. Hope all works out for you. God Bless.

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Yeah i think you mean SD or ND, because from my research NC is packed with new grads.

I was a new grad and after 6 months of looking, a level 2 trauma center in North Carolina hired me. After working there for 5 years, they still do hire new grads, but also several experienced nurses.

I hope you get the job you want, in the place you want. Best of luck.:)

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